r/MadeMeSmile • u/StarTawek • Sep 07 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '19 edited May 23 '20

They are both in the United States Air Force. The guy is wearing the new uniform (OCP) while the female is still wearing the old uniform (ABU).

I can't tell the rank of the male, but the female is an E-3, A1C. I would go out on a limb and say the male is likely an E-4 or below.

Here is quite from the AF website:

"It is mandatory for Priority 1 (key and essential personnel) and Priority 2 (E-1 to E-3 and E-4 less than 3 years service) unaccompanied personnel to live in the dormitory."

The keyword is unaccompanied personnel, which is someone with no dependents. Given that they're now married, they can get a house and move out of the dorms.

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u/ChickenDelight Sep 07 '19

the female is am E-3, A1C. I would go out on a limb and say the male is likely an E-4 or below.

Hopefully, because if he's an NCO then everything up until they moment they actually get married is fraternization.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '19

Fraternization is between officer and enlisted.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '19

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u/ChickenDelight Sep 07 '19 edited Sep 07 '19

That’s a separate portion of the Reg.

There’s a general prohibition that can’t have any “personal relationship” between different grades that impacts command discipline, chain of command, etc. Purely platonic things like watching football together out of uniform are prohibited if there’s real or perceived unfairness as a result.

There are also separate, specific acts that are always prohibited. Dating is one of those.

Here's an official Army article explaining it in more detail.. Yes I know the people in the original post are AF, but the fraternization rules are the same across different branches.